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Kolkata: The assault on two senior officials of Public Sector Undertaking (PSU) Burn Standard Ltd in Kolkata has got politicised with West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee rubbishing the charge of manhandling while the BJP alleged that the law and order has worsened in the state.
Banerjee said, "Livelihood of the...

Kolkata: Two persons have been suspended for alleged involvement of manhandling of two senior officials of Rail engine company Burn Standard Ltd in Kolkata by Trinamool Congress (TMC) leaders on Wednesday.
The two senior officials -- senior general manager and deputy general manager -- of the Central Public Sector Unit...

Brisbane: Australia batsman Joe Burns said on Friday that he is not keen on playing in the lucrative Indian Premier League (IPL) and instead wants to focus on the longer format of the game.
"Test cricket is my priority and I am not too keen to go to the IPL," Burns...

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Day 4 Round-up: Shoulders dropped and bowlers ran out of answers as India, following an Australian onslaught, braced up for another battle of survival on the final day of the Test series after the hosts went 348 runs in front...

Sydney: Former Australian allrounder Tom Moody has emphasised the need for Australia to deploy a specialist fielder at the short-leg fielding position where several catches have been dropped by the home team in the ongoing Test series against India.
Joe Burns, one of the newest members in the Australian squad, dropped...

Sydney: His swashbuckling 66 helped Australia amass a massive 348-run lead on the fourth day of the final Test and young batsman Joe Burns feels the spinners will play a major role on a fifth day pitch as the hosts go for an outright win against India on Saturday.
Burns hit...

Sydney: Rookie batsman Joe Burns feels that it's important to focus on the present rather than think about future as he readies himself for the fourth and final cricket Test against India, starting Tuesday rather than thinking about Australia's future international tours including Ashes.
"It's very exciting, the tours that are...

Melbourne: Fresh from his impressive debut at the Gabba in the second cricket match against India, Australian pacer Josh Hazlewood has advised young Joe Burns, who is set to play his first Test at the MCG on Boxing Day, to keep things simple.
The 25-year-old Queensland batsman has come into the...

Melbourne: Debutant Joe Burns will bat at number six and paceman Ryan Harris returns for Australia in the third Boxing Day Test against India, skipper Steve Smith said on Thursday.
Smith, who won his first Test as captain as a replacement for the injured Michael Clarke at the Gabba last weekend,...

Melbourne: Young batsman Joe Burns' selection in the Australian team for the third Test against India was so unexpected that his own father had refused to believe the news.
The 25-year-old, who was named as a replacement for injured all-rounder Mitchell Marsh on Sunday, spoke of his father's surprise and his...

Brisbane: Batsman Joe Burns, on Sunday, was handed an unexpected Test debut as he replaced all-rounder Mitchell Marsh in a 13-member Australian cricket squad for the third Test against India starting December 26.
"Australia's National Selection Panel have opted for the shock selection of Queenslander Joe Burns to join the 13-man...

Bhopal: In a shocking incident in Madhya Pradesh, a six-month-old girl was severely burned by a tantrik, apparently to cure her of pneumonia. The incident took place in Shivpuri district.
The child was admitted to hospital with serious burn injuries to her stomach. Her condition is still critical.
Her family...

A class 8 student is battling for his life after he set himself on fire inside the school premises in Faridabad. The child was allegedly harassed by school authorities for poor performance. His relatives claim that his grades had been slipping and teachers were taunting him. He was also upset...

New Delhi: Tihar jailer Gyan Singh and his son Nitin have been arrested by the Delhi police for trying to kill a woman by burning her.
The woman is the accused man Nitin's wife. They have been charged under sections 498, 307 (attempt to murder) and 34 (common intention). The...

Washington: The US has said no further discussion with Iran has been planned in Vienna on Iraq, where Islamist militants have gained control of key cities.
On the margins of the P5+1 meeting in Vienna with Iran on its nuclear weapons programme, Deputy Secretary of State, William Burns, met briefly...

At least six persons, including four children, received serious burn injuries from a live electric wire after it accidentally snapped and fell on shops and houses in Bihar's Bhagalpur district on Friday, police said.
The incident took place in Akchari village under Rasulpur police station area, they said. Properties worth about...

Two children were charred to death in Daho village of Garhwa district, the police said on Saturday.
Bhulan Bhuyan (9 years) and Rama Bhuyan (6), brothers, died when their hutment caught fire yesterday, the police said.
Their mother Imli Devi suffered minor burns as she tried desperately to save the children, who...

CJ Kuldeep Yadav is appealing for strict punishment for the perpetrators of the ghastly crime carried on her sister who was set ablaze by her in-laws after she failed to fulfill their repeated demands for dowry.
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A second Indian has been charged for burning property during Singapore's worst riot in 40 years in December last year. Sarangan Kumaran, who was among the 25 accused of rioting, was read the extra charge of "mischief by fire with intent to cause damage" in a pre-trial conference on Wednesday.
The...

Guwahati: Shortly after reports of the death of a woman who kissed Rahul Gandhi at a public meet in Assam, the state police issued denials saying that victim was another woman who was not even present during the meet.
"She is not the person who kissed. These are two separate incidents....

Guwahati: The Assam Police has clarified that the woman who died in Assam of burn injuries is not the one who kissed Rahul Gandhi at an event on February 26.
It was earlier reported that the woman who kissed the Congress Vice President had died of severe burn injuries after reportedly...

CJ Yasmeen Mansoori is an acid attack survivor. She has gone through several surgeries to reconstruct her face, but many times as a burns patient, she felt the need of special medical attention. In this report, Yasmeen is requesting the government to build specialty hospitals for patients like her. ...

Mumbai: Just hours after Nationalist Congress Party workers ransacked Aam Aadmi Party office in Mumbai, local police detained AAP leader Mayank Gandhi on Saturday evening.
Gandhi who is also AAP's Lok Sabha candidate was detained by Mumbai Police when he was on his way to the NCP office.
The youth...

Three children were burnt to death and five sustained burn injuries when their thatched house in a Bihar village caught fire, police said on Saturday.
The incident took place late on Friday at Kusi village in Muzaffarpur district, about 70 km from here.
"All the victims were of the same family," a...

A 28yearold man was arrested in Agra for an acid attack on a girl that she escaped but critically injured her father, police said on Monday.
A first information report was registered against Yogesh Pandit on Sunday who allegedly threw acid on a girl who managed to escape but badly burnt...

US Secretary of State John Kerry will host Pakistan's National Security and Foreign Affairs Advisor on January 27 for the USPak Strategic Dialogue ministerial meeting.
"The United States and Pakistan are committed to continued cooperation between our governments and between the American and Pakistani people across a wide range of issues,...

Patna: A woman in Bihar has suffered serious burn injuries while trying to escape an alleged rape attempt. The woman was reportedly alone in her room when a neighbour entered and tried to force himself on her.
When she protested, he reportedly set her ablaze using a kerosene lamp. The...

Dhaka: Members of Hindu community are being targeted in the postpoll violence in Bangladesh. Thousands of Hindu homes and shops were burnt down by Jamaat activists following Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's reelection.
Back home in India, Bharatiya Janata Party has demanded the Centre to intervene in the matter even as...